Proxy Workflow within Sequence

Thank you, I like that.  I've used render and replace only to speed up playback on single, effects-heavy clips.  I could incorporate that into a workflow, yes.  That could be fast, especially if I need to preview an edit for the pacing alone, without effects.  Alternatively, I suppose I could order files in the project pane by "usage" and make proxies from the most used files across multiple bins - but that seems slower.

If it were easy to add access to proxy creation in the clip menu or the context menu, I would use it so often. Maybe just me, though😁

Reading back my original post, I can see I didn't accurately explain my problem.

What I really mean is that sometimes I get to the middle of editing with my selects and want proxies of only those files.

Within a sequence, you can of course render previews to your preferred format/codec. Would that work for you?